Although pitch size is almost standard or within the limit, nature of stadium construction sometimes make a difference.
Expansive, attacking sides thrive on large pitches, and more defensive
teams, and long-ball teams, favour smaller playing surfaces.
Arsène Wenger once blamed the small pitch at Highbury for Arsenal’s
disciplinary problems. “There is something about the size of the pitch
at home,” he said in 2002. “It’s tight and, of course, we have a dynamic
way of playing, everybody defends well and we are a team who put
opponents under pressure, so there is more physical contact. On a bigger
pitch, you have less contact. It is certainly linked with that.
Highbury is very compact.”
Stoke, considered the anti-Arsenal under their former coach Tony
Pulis, are also an interesting case. They set their pitch size at the
minimum possible, which meant their long-ball game was more effective.
Teams packed with wingers, midfielders like Croatia will favour Bigger pitches.
Small small things but remember how difficult it was to defeat Mumbai FC or Air India in Cooperage Stadium. Our National Team thrives on smaller grounds.
@munna219777: Due to small size of the stadiums long ball specialist like Lory Delap (Of course from stoke city) & Rahul Bheke (Mumbai FC) became famous
After witnessing the profound knowledge of @munna21977 on football (and on everything under the sun) on IFN, Indian NT football coach Stephen Constantine has inducted him in his coaching staff as the team analyst...he will start assisting the current team analyst Per Inge Jacobsen from today
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Arsène Wenger once blamed the small pitch at Highbury for Arsenal’s disciplinary problems. “There is something about the size of the pitch at home,” he said in 2002. “It’s tight and, of course, we have a dynamic way of playing, everybody defends well and we are a team who put opponents under pressure, so there is more physical contact. On a bigger pitch, you have less contact. It is certainly linked with that. Highbury is very compact.”
Stoke, considered the anti-Arsenal under their former coach Tony Pulis, are also an interesting case. They set their pitch size at the minimum possible, which meant their long-ball game was more effective.After witnessing the profound knowledge of @munna21977 on football (and on everything under the sun) on IFN, Indian NT football coach Stephen Constantine has inducted him in his coaching staff as the team analyst...he will start assisting the current team analyst Per Inge Jacobsen from today
All hail the power of IFN!!